Sack-holding and weighing device.



L. GARNIER. SACK HOLDING AND WEIGHING DEVIGE.

- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1914. I

Patented July 13, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I l... GA 3 N E P L. GARNIER.

SACK HOLDING AND WEIGHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1914.

Patented July 13, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

avwem lio'c LJ. GAF IE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH Eli-WASHINGTON, D. C.

'm/c era- Be itknov'vn Z6 b T a j resi ing at R 3 I D g he rne OfSan ig eifi E) ma, have invented certain grew 1 and useful ImproYements 1 sack-Holding rid "X e g t o l'qw 'igs e qe e- 1? hi -d Thistle ing, Devices, of, which". the

This inventionrela'tes o certain improve mnts in sackfholdiiig Weighing devices, I an h obje t vofath ii t I I -Pmfi a de ce of g eral 'qha cte i avi 'noi elhnd proved; whe eby; a "sack 15" b the we glitydr the matter plaeed iwithin ag 1 d nve tion be he $19 ire, (16W F ere per p I ance" w th an embod men of elevat onalasectional'yiewft' en t neleihoia Fig. Fig

d ig, 7 "is a section l Vi w a n u nouisgehmrrnn'jor SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. v

[September 14, 1914. seria No. 861,696; A

tha -151 1011 5 eRfi fiRye i a v a j said members *being adaptedto provide a see:; r c rmore .fully 'described, may be sustained in a 5% ar-Fig; ig-"6 se-y w taken substantially on the line 6 6 1 ofjFig;

hlimi f f herein'disclosed, .n n t i jt f ower 'extjremities of which r e teem said e sncmnoifiiine hm) WEiGHING DEVICE.

1 Specification bf Leaersram i ratented'Julyie, 1915.

being connected With a spider [3 through the medium of the adjustable members 4,

means whereby the device, hereinafter to be set iiforth; is substantiallytriangular-inform' Y so as to'iprovide. what" maybe termed an Open front. The" pipe members forming? the yle sl haVe their upper extremities '5 ofi'set and secured. to the vertical tubular members .6 0f the device. These tubular members 6 are connected at spaced intervals by sub-' e stanti 11y, semimircularmembers 37 secured tothe embers em any desiredjmanner,

Theuppermostinember 7, or brace as it face rounded to correspondw'ith the contour u of the adj acent edge 'or'fac e' of the member a g ,7, The member or buffer 8 isprovided adj a-,

cent its, ends with the openings'9 through Whichezitend the headed pins 10, the latter being attached to the1 saidi upper' brace or support 7. j-Int'erposed between the lnner edgeforaface of the member or buffer Sfand I i the adjacent member orsupport 7 and surrounding the pins 10- are the helical springs 11 which are adapted to exert such tension between the buffer or member 8 and the adg jacent imember or, brace '7 as to force said 7 ember or buffer 8 outwardly oraway from the. member or members and into contact Withthe heads of the pins 10.

a The elements, h'ereinbefore described',com-

. a v ,f prise thenframe proper for,fi e device, and

girl} tantiall f p v r' the inwardly disposedannular adapted tofs'erve as a support' -for; thedisk eachliof thei'tubular members 6 adjacent its upper andLOp'en end is provided [with shoulder 12 l/l-towhich is attached the upper extremity a jofia helical spring 15. 1 The lower extremity or he spring 15 is closed andarranged therein is a rod 16 engaged With thet'closed extremity .ofthe springand'having its up per. g m i 'disk 14 nd in threaded engagement with a extremity loosely disposed through the socket memb'er 17. m y e 1 The socket member 17 has'provided adjacent itsilow er extremity the annular periph- {means interposed between the sockets and theinner" walls of the, tubular members.

1 A j device .of f the w j comprising a' supp'ort' including "tubular eers havin spring,'f sockets Idisposedfwithin the tubular members 'and loperatively' engaged with the rods, a clamping device operatively engaged with; the sockets, j and means coacting with "I the support'and certain of the' 'sockets for "T mitiiig 11 ,With the 1 sockets, a

I ,;e t'1ve1y connected :with ,certain of the '5 S QkQt n f v tive to'ithe'support."'

- 14 A devicefof the" characten described.

3 each 'otthe tubular' members adjacent its. open end,'f"aidisk rested upon said shoulder,

lsrr s sheds a RQf-it f r n 's r si sp s hi "enga ed with'the sockets.

in r'dl'yjdisposedshoulderfiwithin each of tl i'e',t ulan-members adjacent its open end," I; "aidisl'rfrested' upon' saidshoulder, a' helical 7 spring secured to and depending from the or disk -the lowerextremity 1 5 fand 'nkcolilti tf With-the; closed.end'o.r' the A 'device of the character described "co pri upp v f l'nember's hat ing their upper endsop'en, an inwardly disposed theitubular members' adjacent its openend, a I d tre pring a "t0 n f ,disk,thejlower-gextremity of said spring bea rod disposed through the disk ,1 members'fand operatively engagedwith the "rods, ai clarn'plng device operat vely engaged ,membershavingtheir upper ends open, an-

-inwardly disposed each? of the tubular 4; open end',"adisk rested upon said shoulder, "a'\helical Spring, secur r from the disk,

' 1 the disk and in-contact with the closed, end

- ofithe spring, I sockets comprising s mport v including tubular ye helical'f spring,secured to andldepending 1,146,0 v I g {3 be ng sheathed through 'ffromfthe disk,the lower extremity of said spring being close-am rod disposed through nd vijf ontact with the closed" end a e bers and re ti y a 'e rods, a fclamping device QPBI'? :1 with the I rods, clamping device operatlvely engaged. with'. the Curaca each of the sockets and overlying ch'afacter described their upper, ends open, an"

QV Q the character described inwardly disposed annular shoulder within each of the tubular members adjacentits open end, a disk restedupon said shoulder, helical spring secured to and depending 'from the disk,"the lowerextremity of said of said springlbeingclOsed, rod disposedlthrough the disk the diskand in Contact with the closed end I 'of thefspring, sockets disposed within the the: upward movement -.0f,, the clampingidevi'c'e relativeto the support. f with the rods a clamping engaged with the socketsyan' upstanding including {tubular sockets, anindicator adjustable upon said graduated member, and-a fingerfcarried by shoul'der'wi-thin each of the indicator, Y

7. A device of the character described comprising a support including tubular members'having their upperends open, an inwardly disposed annularshoulder within shoulder, a helical d uponfsaid depending from the a -helical spring secured to anddepending from=the disk;

d the support for limiting the up ward' novement oitheclamping device relaomprising support including tubular; engaged with the sockets,

annular shoulder within i'memb'ers adjacent itsi indicator, andmeans carried by the tubular d to and depending the lower extremity of ,said 1 springbeing closed, {a rod'disposed through member in vertical position. v g

' SHA deviceofv the character described comprising a disposed within the members having engaged with the sockets, and anti-[friction open end, a disk restedupon said shoulder,

5.5 A device of the character described from the disk, the lower the disk and in contact with the closed end ends open, an

ofuthe spring, sockets disposed withinthe members having t e pp inwardly disposed annular shoulder within with the rods, engaged with the sockets,

an upstanding spring being closed, a rod disposed through graduatedmember carried by one of the graduated member, a; finger carried by the clamping device adapted to coact with the t t hw 'r zisrt em ty otth ee c gl be.

comprising a] support includingftubularmember's having their upperends open, an I 9o the clamping" device adapted tocoacit with each of the. tubular, members adjacent its; open.,end, adiskrested upon said shoulder,

the lower extremity of said springbeing closed, a rod disposed through, I theidisk andin contact with the closed end. of the spring, sockets disposed within the t r tubularmembers and operatively engaged With therods, a clamping device operatively' an upstanding" I graduated member carried by one of the member for maintaining the graduated a:

support including tubular their upper ends open, an} 1' t I inwardly disposedannular shoulder within each of the tubular members adjacent its i a clamping device operatively 875 tubular members and oper ve y engaged? i v deviceoperatively p a -i helical spring'secured to and depending I I extremity of said springbeing closed, a rod disposed through tubular members and operatively engaged v 

